Protests planned throughout Bay Area ahead of Trump’s inauguration
A smattering of protests and demonstrations are planned throughout the Bay Area this weekend ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Trump will start his second term
Bay Area weather shifting gears after unusually warm temperatures
January has been unusually sunny across the Bay Area, but a shift in the weather is expected Saturday and Sunday. The return of the marine layer will bring increased cloud cover and lower temperatures,
3.6 magnitude earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay Area, followed by aftershocks
The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled by a minor earthquake Friday morning that struck just off the coast, followed by at least two aftershocks.The 3.6 magnitude quake struck at 7:02 a.m. off the coast of San Francisco,
Bay Area hit with second 3.7-magnitude earthquake in three days
The magnitude 3.7 earthquake’s epicenter was recorded near Concord, California, but a U.S. Geological Survey report indicates light shaking was felt all throughout the Bay Area.
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Transcript: Why Are There so Many Abandoned Military Bases in the Bay Area?
All around the edges of San Francisco Bay you’ll find reminders of a once robust military presence. The Presidio, Alameda Naval Air Station, Mare Island and Hunters Point Naval Shipyards, Fort Baker and a slew of others.
San Francisco plummets in rankings of best US cities amid rampant crime, soaring cost of living: study
The Milken Institute’s annual report gauges the best cities based on metrics including job and wage growth, affordability and other economic factors.
These Bay Area bars, bakeries and restaurants are stepping up for Los Angeles wildfire victims
From bake sales to speciality pizzas, Bay Area institutions are stepping up for those affected by the wildfires.
LA wildfires could drive up building costs across California
Years of rebuilding in Southern California will create a scarcity of construction workers and materials throughout the state.
This rural, spiraling railroad loop first connected the Bay Area with LA
The Tehachapi Loop in California's Central Valley is a 3,799-foot-long rail spiral that first allowed passenger trains to journey from the Bay Area to LA.
California and Bay Area hotel development flops as market nosedives
SAN JOSE — Hotel development nosedived in California and the Bay Area in 2024, fresh evidence the statewide lodging market still suffers from an array of post-coronavirus economic maladies, a new report shows.
Hotel development stalls across the Bay Area and all of California
Development pipeline dries up as 75% fewer properties opened last year in region, with outlook it will get worse.
Bay Area, California hotel production plummets in 2024
A year-end survey released this week from lodging consultancy Atlas Hospitality counted just four new hotels across the nine-county Bay Area opening in 2024, down from 12 new hotels in 2023. Statewide, California in 2024 had the fewest new hotels and rooms deliver to market since 2014, and about 34% fewer new hotels than in 2023.